AIM Virtual Summer Institute 2025 - Level 1 - Let's get started with AIM - Immersion (Grades K-2)

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Beginner - 2 Day Training - French Immersion (K-2)

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Level 1 - 2-Day Training - Let's get started with AIM - French Immersion (for teachers of Grades K-2) with Ann Chiasson, author of our new Immersion Teacher's Guides in our Immersion Kits

Cost: Early bird price is $389.00 until May 15th, 2025 (Reg. $429.00) per teacher, or you can SAVE and bundle with our 1-Day AIM Specialty Sessions for $619.00.

Dates: Monday, August 18, 2025 and Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Times: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST / 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST

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Do you want to experience the excitement of seeing your students reading, writing, and speaking the target language? 

At AIM Language Learning, we’re on a mission to help increase student language acquisition through our unique classroom methodology. Our approach to language learning provides teaching resources, teacher development, and ongoing support for language teachers, from Kindergarten to grade 12. 

Note: B.C. Teachers may apply for a Bursary to cover the cost of the Workshop (2-day training plus Specialty sessions). Limited availability, so apply TODAY.

 

PLENARY 8:00 am-8:30 am PST / 11:00 am-11:30pm EST

Day 1
Classroom Routines and Oral Language development

In these sessions, we will focus on:

  • developing oral language skills through the extensive use of the Gesture Approach
  • learning gestures and how to use them to effectively helps students develop oral language skills
  • simplifying the language so that you may engage exclusively in the Target language with students
  • implementing effective AIM Routines for engagement and successful classroom management
  • using Transition songs develop language skills and create a sense of security and predictability

Day 2
Centre Activities!

In these sessions, we will focus on:

  • the continued development oral language skills
  • how to model activities so that students may effectively engage in centre activities exclusively in French
  • how to ensure that students engage in French only in all activities
  • AIM activities that develop written language skills
  • a variety of concrete activities that take the AIM philosophy into the teaching of social studies, math, science, art and language arts
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BUNDLE your 2-day training with our 70-minute Specialty Sessions on Friday!

The following are Friday's sessions:

1-Day AIM Specialty Sessions (Regular Price $215.00)

Each session will be 70 minutes long. You will receive a link to each of the 5 live sessions, and can attend whichever ones you likeSince some of these sessions will overlap, you will receive recordings of the sessions to view at your leisure for 90 days!

Date: July 18, 2025

PLENARY 7:15 am-7:30 am PST / 10:15 am-10:30am EST

Workshop details TBD

 

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Up to 2 weeks prior 90% refunded.
No refunds two weeks prior to Summer Institute.

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We solve many of the challenges language teachers face.

Learn about some of the challenges Primary School Teachers face when teaching languages.

The Gesture Approach

The AIM is a methodology that supports students by providing strategies and techniques that ensure student language acquisition and a high level of engagement. The Gesture Approach allows students to visualize, hear, say and 'feel' the language simultaneously, and this results in rapid proficiency development.

A Literacy- and Arts-Based Approach

Through the use of story and drama, songs, raps, and dances, students are moving to the language as they create meaning. Scaffolding and cooperative learning strategies help all students - the shy, weak, and strong - to find great support and success.

High-Frequency Vocabulary

One of the most essential aspects of AIM that ensures student success is the high-frequency vocabulary (Pared-Down Language) that threads throughout every aspect of this methodology. AIM is designed such that each word is repeated extensively, allowing students to develop a strong foundation for language proficiency.

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